held up in 5th, headway when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, not fluent 2 out
led until before 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along after 2nd, reminder before next, not fluent 6th and ridden along, led before 2 out, stayed on well
chased leader, reminder after 5th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, not fluent 7th, soon ridden and weakened, well behind before 3 out, soon pulled up
held up in last, headway after 7th, went 2nd before 2 out, soon pressing winner, held from last, kept on
BUCKO'S BOY easily won a Fakenham maiden in May and was narrowly beaten in a handicap over this track and trip a month later. He was taking on much stronger company at Bangor last time where he made too many mistakes. Quick Draw is just 2lb higher than when scoring at Chepstow in April and reverts to hurdling after jumping poorly over fences at Kempton. The Knot Is Tied went up 10lb for a 24l victory at Fakenham and was ridden by a 10lb claimer in a better race over 3m at Aintree. Bryony Frost is on board here and the combination is expected to go close. Calvinist completed a double when scoring here in September but has struggled from his raised mark.
Novis Adventus (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Lord Torranaga (9-6) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Bucko's Boy 7-1 (10-3) Whipped round start, in rear, ridden and headway 2 out, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 18 1/4l behind Hunters Call (11-8) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Quick Draw (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Chased leader, mistake and bumped 1st, lost 2nd after 4th, reminders after next, behind and struggling after 9th, tailed off 12th, pulled up after next, at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
The Knot Is Tied (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, 2nd and no impression on winner last, kept on, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 14, 8 1/2l behind Uno Mas (10-0) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Calvinist 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, well held from final bend, 6th of 12, 27l behind Guard Your Dreams (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Seaborough (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Held up and behind, headway 3 out, left 4th last, never on terms, 4th of 12, 10l behind Mr Yeats (10-5) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
